"Your idea is good. But we do not need this technology." This is how most companies respond when Sigmind – one of the leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) start-ups in Bangladesh – pitches its products, said its Chief Marketing Officer Arif Hussain. Sigmind recently developed some high AI...
Ride sharing startup Obhai recently added a plexiglass shield to its vehicles as part of its "Clean Care+" program to prevent drivers and passengers from getting infected with coronavirus.
Encapsulated as well on driver’s seats, the plexiglass is made up of transparent 3mm acrylic...
If an e-commerce company fails to deliver in time a product that has been paid in advance during order placement, it will have to pay double the product price in penalty.
The buyer will be able to recover the fine by filing a case...
The government has launched an online agricultural market portal, hortexbazarbd.com, to boost trade of farm products during coronavirus pandemic, said officials.
Agriculture minister Dr Mohammad Abdur Razzaque inaugurated the portal during a virtual meeting on development and evaluation of the ministry's projects and programmes...
The National Board of Revenue has decided to provide manual business identification number (BIN) to global technology giants, including Google, Facebook and Youtube, as its online system is yet to be ready to issue e-BIN to foreign entities without any office in Bangladesh. The decision came after...
Online video streaming has taken over our life. The ubiquity of handheld devices, access to the internet, consistent push from platforms like Google, Facebook, and digital media platforms, video consumption has shot up in the last decade. Today’s entertainment can be defined by: endless choices, global, and...
The government has so far announced a set of stimulus packages worth around $11.90 billion (Taka 1.011 trillion to offset the COVID-19 shock on various sectors of the country and minimise the sufferings of the people hit hard by the nationwide shutdown enforced to fend off the...
The government, as well as the private sector, should take time-befitting measures to align artificial intelligence (AI) in manufacturing and service delivery to cope with the fourth industrial revolution (4IR).
Simultaneously, future workforce should be skilled and educated with digital competencies because the 4IR-led...
